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Terry Tao on nearly failing his Generals exams at Princeton

Posted on 2020/07/27 by Carl Robitaille

Terry Tao on nearly failing his Generals exams at Princeton:

"this was the first time I had performed poorly on an exam that I was genuinely interested in performing well in. But it served as an important wake-up call and a turning point in my career"https://t.co/gWMYLP6U31
— Alex Kontorovich (@AlexKontorovich) July 27, 2020

For 21 Years, No-One In Britain Knew How Long An Inch Was

Posted on 2020/07/27 by Carl Robitaille

What does this prove? Some of the most gorgeous visual “shrink” proofs ever invented

Posted on 2020/07/25 by Carl Robitaille

e^(iπ)=-1

Posted on 2020/07/25 by Carl Robitaille

Lovely heuristic for e^(iπ)=-1. I animated it in a #MathGIF with @geogebra. pic.twitter.com/4dOjKO0JLy
— Vincent Pantal🍩ni (@panlepan) July 25, 2020

Ellipsoids and The Bizarre Behaviour of Rotating Bodies

Posted on 2020/07/24 by Carl Robitaille

mathcha.io

Posted on 2020/07/22 by Carl Robitaille

mathcha.io

Wow! I just learned about this online math notebook https://t.co/uxZ67dQV2Q. I will definitely need to think about how I can use this with my students! pic.twitter.com/sa5ABLwHue
— Dave Richeson (@divbyzero) July 21, 2020

Math quote : Poincare

Posted on 2020/07/22 by Carl Robitaille

Math quote: With logic we prove, with intuition we create. Poincare.
— math prof (@mathematicsprof) July 20, 2020

Mathematicians Will Never Stop Proving the Prime Number Theorem

Posted on 2020/07/22 by Carl Robitaille

Mathematicians Will Never Stop Proving the Prime Number Theorem

Jewish Problems

Posted on 2020/07/20 by Carl Robitaille

Jewish Problems

“Jewish Problems” – A collection of problems given to select applicants during oral entrance exams to the math department of Moscow State Univ., “designed to prevent Jews and other undesirables from getting a passing grade” (ht ⁦⁦@BlindMath⁩) https://t.co/Y1LMvllSNj
— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) July 20, 2020

Use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Posted on 2020/07/19 by Carl Robitaille

https://twitter.com/ValFadeev/status/1284975588743303176?s=20